Shenandoah University has been honored for its participation in its COVID-19 mass-vaccination clinic, in partnership with Valley Health and Lord Fairfax Health District. The clinic has been opened ... Continue Reading City of Winchester Recognizes SU,…
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Faculty Volunteer in Vaccine Rollout in Northern Virginia Professors from SPL and ICPH Serve on Frontlines
Several Shenandoah University professors in Loudoun and Fairfax counties are helping out on the frontlines of the Northern Virginia COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Many of the faculty, including those in ... Continue Reading Faculty Volunteer in Vaccine Rollout…
Shenandoah Pharmacists Testing for Variant Strains of COVID-19 Findings will provide viral outlook for local area
Shenandoah University is now testing positive COVID-19 samples for potentially more contagious or deadly variants to better ascertain the viral outlook of Winchester and Frederick County. Over the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Pharmacists Testing for Variant…
To Wear or Not Wear Gloves During COVID-19 Vaccination? Vaccinators Discuss Why Gloves Aren’t Mandatory
With more people getting vaccinated against COVID-19, questions begin to arise over the vaccination process. One that gets asked frequently is why vaccinators don’t wear gloves. The Centers for ... Continue Reading To Wear or Not Wear…
Shenandoah’s COVID-19 Mass-Vaccination Site Receives Praise Joint Effort Includes Valley Health, Lord Fairfax Health District
Over the past week, thousands of individuals throughout the state have come to the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center at Shenandoah University to receive the first dose of their ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s COVID-19 Mass-Vaccination Site Receives…
Shenandoah, Health Officials Kick Off COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Faculty, Staff To Help Administer Vaccine, Perform Clerical Duties
On Tuesday, approximately 300 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center at Shenandoah University during a pilot launch of a regional ... Continue Reading Shenandoah, Health Officials Kick Off…
Shenandoah Event Center to Serve as Mass-Vaccination Site Faculty, Staff To Help Administer Vaccine, Perform Clerical Duties
Starting Wednesday, by appointment only, Shenandoah University’s James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center will serve as the COVID-19 mass-vaccination site in the Winchester/Frederick County ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Event Center to Serve…
Spring Return and COVID-19 Testing Expansion It is our goal to have all students, faculty and staff tested before Monday, Feb. 1.
As we prepare to close the university for the holiday break and solidify our plans for the spring return, asymptomatic surveillance testing remains an important part of our preventative efforts to ... Continue Reading Spring Return and COVID-19 Testing…
SU Faculty, Staff Share Their Thoughts on Vaccine Rollout Many Will Receive The Vaccine For Their Efforts
Shenandoah University faculty and staff are volunteering on the front lines of the regional COVID-19 vaccination rollout — with many able to receive the vaccine for their efforts. Approximately 20 ... Continue Reading SU Faculty, Staff Share Their…
The Best Gift, Ever Holiday message from President Tracy Fitzsimmons
Dear members of the Shenandoah community, We began this semester with not only an abundance of planning but also a great deal of faith in our ability to work together as a community to provide a ... Continue Reading The Best Gift, Ever Holiday…
Congratulations: You Made It! Reaching the end of an unprecedented semester
Congratulations! Please take a moment to rejoice, exhale, smile and pat yourself on the back for reaching the end of an unprecedented semester and doing so in the most Shenandoah of ways — through ... Continue Reading Congratulations: You Made It! Reaching…
Shenandoah Aids in Local Vaccination Efforts Faculty, Staff To Help Administer Vaccine, Perform Clerical Duties
Shenandoah University will aid in local vaccination efforts starting this week at the request of the local hospital system, Valley Health. Approximately 20 faculty and staff will help during the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Aids in Local Vaccination…
Prepare Now for a Safe Thanksgiving Make plans and take action to reduce the chances of getting infected while on break
As a community, Shenandoah has worked hard to stay safe all semester so we can continue with in-person operations. We face another challenge as many of us prepare to travel for Thanksgiving. Now is ... Continue Reading Prepare Now for a Safe…
Spring Calendar Change: Feb. 1 Start Date The University Cabinet has approved changing the start date of the spring semester to Feb. 1, 2021
Dear students, This year has presented many challenges, and I appreciate your perseverance and vigilance — I am so proud of the way in which our faculty, staff and students have risen to meet these ... Continue Reading Spring Calendar Change: Feb. 1…
Shenandoah Conducts Pooled Saliva Testing for Novel Coronavirus New Test Allows University to Expand its Surveillance Testing
Shenandoah University is conducting its own SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing through the use of pooled saliva samples, making it one of only a handful of universities in the country to do so. The ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conducts Pooled Saliva Testing…
Passes in Shenandoah Go App On Monday, Oct. 19, the Shenandoah Go app will no longer display temporary passes.
We appreciate everyone doing their part to adhere to the SU Pledge to Keep Shenandoah Safe by monitoring symptoms of COVID-19 and reporting these symptoms and tests in the Shenandoah Go app. On ... Continue Reading Passes in Shenandoah Go App…
Life as an RA During COVID-19 RAs discuss rules, cleaning, and student appreciation
The Student Experience The responsibilities of a resident assistant (RA) include keeping students safe and helping them adapt to the college lifestyle. But COVID-19 has changed the RA ... Continue Reading Life as an RA During…
Thanksgiving: We Are Returning Shenandoah will continue to operate in-person after the Thanksgiving break
Dear students, Well done! We are more than seven weeks into the semester and going strong with almost 90% of our students attending classes in-person or via a hybrid format. While so many other ... Continue Reading Thanksgiving: We Are Returning Shenandoah…
Increased Surveillance Testing Opportunities more than 2,000 surveillance tests have been administered by the university
Shenandoah has been conducting surveillance testing for COVID-19 since the start of the academic year, beginning with the testing of residential and commuter undergraduate students and continuing last ... Continue Reading Increased Surveillance Testing Opportunities more…
The COVID Experience From a Student Perspective How Shenandoah Sophomore Max Myers Describes 10 days in Isolation
The Student Experience Shenandoah University sophomore Max Myers was anxious when he heard that he’d have to isolate for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He wasn’t sure what to ... Continue Reading The COVID Experience From a…
Celebrating our Shenandoah Successes Surviving and Thriving Through Testing, Forward Thinking and Commitment
As schools across the country continue to go all-online, Shenandoah celebrates nearly two months of in-person education. Through the commitment of our students, faculty and staff to uphold the SU ... Continue Reading Celebrating our Shenandoah Successes Surviving…
Katherine (Brady) Peterman ’13 Is On The Case Shenandoah University Alumna Uses Her Public Health Education To Combat The Spread Of COVID-19
Katherine (Brady) Peterman ’13 decided to attempt to re-enter the workforce this summer after spending two years at home with her young son. Thanks in part to Shenandoah University, she possessed the ... Continue Reading Katherine (Brady) Peterman ’13 Is…
Pharmacy Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Welcome Back Celebration Students greeted with cowbells, pom-poms and homemade signs
On the first day of in-person classes at Shenandoah University, students of the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy — those at the Health Professions Building (HPB) in Winchester and at the Inova ... Continue Reading Pharmacy Rolls Out the Red…
Outdoor Learning Spaces Popular Among Students, Faculty Classes Provide More Space, New Way To Learn
To reduce the density of the university community, Shenandoah has established outdoor classrooms throughout campus. These classrooms come in the form of gazebos, tables with umbrellas, and large ... Continue Reading Outdoor Learning Spaces Popular Among…
The Myths and Facts of COVID-19 Learn About Reporting The Virus, Our Personal Responsibility to Others, and More
Shenandoah Offers COVID-19 Testing to Commuter Students Students must register for testing no later than Wednesday, Aug. 26, at noon.
In order to provide a safer environment for not only Shenandoah, but also the larger community, the university is offering COVID-19 testing for all full-time undergraduate commuter students (students ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Offers COVID-19 Testing to…
Teaching K-12 Teachers how to Teach Online Five-week fall modules deeply discounted at $165
Shenandoah is responding to the desperate need of K-12 teachers. We are offering fall modules on how to develop online units, student assignments and assessments. The five-week modules are being ... Continue Reading Teaching K-12 Teachers how to…
President’s Message About Student Behavior
Dear students, We commend all of our students for living low before returning to campus! But that was the easy part ... now, you need to be more careful than ever. You need to STEP UP to remind ... Continue Reading President’s Message About Student Behavior
New Outdoor Spaces Create Additional Learning Venues Spaces include classrooms and break/study areas
To reduce the density of our community, Shenandoah has established outdoor spaces throughout campus where students can study, learn or take a break. These spaces are categorized as either Break and ... Continue Reading New Outdoor Spaces Create Additional…
Shenandoah To Test All Residential Students for COVID-19 Testing Will Take Place Over Four Day Move-In Process This Month
Shenandoah University will implement on-site COVID-19 testing for our residential students during our four-day move-in process later this month. Through a partnership with NEXT Molecular Analytics, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah To Test All Residential…
It’s Time to Download Your Shenandoah Go App Everyone Must Log Their Symptoms 14 days Before Campus Arrival
Shenandoah University recently launched the exciting new Shenandoah Go app that tracks the symptoms of ALL faculty, students and staff. The app works for all smart phones and is the main way we’re ... Continue Reading It’s Time to Download Your…
Testing Out ShenFlex Summer classes use new format that will be offered university-wide this fall
When Shenandoah University students return to campus for the 2020 fall semester, the campus experience will be different, as will the learning experience, as the university debuts ShenFlex, which ... Continue Reading Testing Out ShenFlex Summer classes…
ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan Shenandoah Conservatory's COVID-19 Reopening Plan
In addition to following Virginia and CDC guidelines, Shenandoah Conservatory continues to carefully review the most recent research and findings from industry-specific associations, in order to plan ... Continue Reading ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan…
A By-The-Numbers Look at SU’s Safety and Health Measures From Masks to an App: See what Shenandoah is Doing
Shenandoah’s main priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been to provide a premier education in a learning environment that ensures the safety of our faculty, students and staff. We all pledge ... Continue Reading A By-The-Numbers Look at SU’s…
Shenandoah Receives Approval for Fall Reopening Plan Plan Details Health, Safety Measures Needed to Resume Classes in 2020-21
Shenandoah is proud to announce that its plan for reopening in the fall and conducting in-person instruction has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Receives Approval for Fall…
Fall Sports Scheduling Announcement The university is suspending athletic competition until Jan. 1, 2021
Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Bridget Lyons announced Tuesday that the university is suspending athletic competition until Jan. 1, 2021. This decision comes in ... Continue Reading Fall Sports Scheduling Announcement The…